Descenders

Descenders is extreme downhill freeriding for the modern era, with procedurally generated worlds, and where mistakes have real consequences. Will you lead your team to glory and become the next legendary Descender?

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The Ring of Fire update is now live - 10% off!

Aug 7

Hey everyone!

It's time to turn up the heat! Introducing 'Volcano' as Descenders' new 5th environment! Getting there will be no easy task but once you're there it will take your breath away... or your health... that's up to you. Apart from the new environment we've made lots of other changes so let's get right to it.

Important note for Xbox One players: This update also includes everything that was introduced in last month's Steam update, patch notes for this can be found here. This includes the teams rework, daily challenges, and a rework to the way bonus objectives are generated, among other good stuff. Check it out.

Changes:

Volcano:- A new 5th environment, a completely different challenge, and unlocked by playing the game in a very specific way - the only hint we'll give is that it involves fiery rings of fire. ;)- Volcano drops the 'stunts' parameter when generating a level and uses 'tectonics' instead. Hold on tight, this is gonna be a bumpy ride.

New Bonus level:- You've probably found the bonus levels we placed in highlands and peaks. This update introduces a MEGA interesting new one, see if you can find it.

New Freeride options:- People have been asking us to introduce the build crew to the freeride mode of Descenders, so that's what we did. - When setting up freeride parameters you can now go to a little menu with a dropdown list showing all of the build crew modifiers. note: you need to have used each specific build crew member at least once in a regular session before you're able to use that one in freeride.- We've split off the 'generate level from seed' and bonus levels and have given both their own place in the freeride menu.- Bonus levels can now be played from the freeride menu, instead of having to enter it's level seed. note: you need to complete a bonus level's objective before you unlock it for play in freeride.

New unlocks:- Added several new items of all rarities to unlock.

Misc:-Fire nodes are added to the world map, these are levels with their generation parameters maxed out to full intensity.-Changed a few keybindings that used the D-pad on controllers. They now have a modifier key to make sure that menus are still navigable by D-pad.-Daily sponsor tasks now auto-claim after you've completed them.-Daily sponsor tasks can be seen in the pause menu while in a session.-Added 3 new achievements.-Newsfeed now auto scrolls to next news story over time.-Upgraded the item unlock screen so that it now shows you a 3D preview of what you've gotten.-Greek translation added.-A couple of new bike particles have been added.-Pausing the game now fully pauses time as well.-(Steam only) Level seed history is now saved to a text file, you can find this file next to the game's executable. -Bugfix: leaderboard UI can now handle different alphabets and characters.-Bugfix: flashlight going off on the first night level fixed.-Bugfix: fixed a couple of small bonus-objective related issues.-Bugfix (Xbox One): leaderboard now fetches 10 items instead of 9.-Bugfix (Xbox One): flow leaderboard fixed.-Bugfix (Xbox One): friends/global leaderboard distinction fixed.-Bugfix (Linux): sponsor office no longer gives an empty screen when your computer is set to a different language other than English.

Known issues

(Xbox One) After completing the Volcano boss you should be able to play it in Freeride mode, a bug currently prevents the unlock. This will be fixed in a hotfix soon.

Braking at high speeds kills the sound effects.

No-path levels have a chance of generating bonus objectives that are very hard or impossible to complete.

CommunityIf you want to keep up to date with the known issues and our current plans, join our Discord[www.discord.gg], or have a look at the Roadmap[trello.com]! As always, we'd love to hear your thoughts!

Much love,RageSquid & No More Robots

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Volcano. How to open?

I passed all the worlds. Jumped over the fire rings in all the worlds. I really wanted to play in a new world, but I probably will not get it.

Hey everyone! Are you ready for the hottest update in Descenders history?

By now, lots of you have managed to whip, jump and scrub your way through Highlands, Forest, Canyon and Peaks, and are now looking for an extra challenge. That's where the Ring of Fire Update comes in.

Here's what to expect on August 7th:

Volcano

With this new update comes a brand new world. Volcano is the 5th Descenders world, and it's, well... it's a bit tricky. Volcano drops the "stunts" parameter, and instead introduces "tectonics", making for a rather bumpy ride. Oh, and there's lava everywhere, in case you hadn't guessed.

The Volcano world is based around the Pacific Ring of Fire area, where earthquakes and volcanic activity are prevalent -- but the Ring of Fire name also doubles up as a hint about how to reach Volcano.

See, you can't just enter Volcano by beating Peaks. There are special requirements to complete during a run, and if those requirements are met, Volcano will open up to you. Just keep an eye out for those Rings of Fire, and maybe you'll figure it out :)

A New Secret Bonus Level

By now you may have discovered a couple of special bonus levels in Descenders -- one hiding in Highlands, and one hiding in Peaks. With this latest update, a third secret bonus level has been added.

What is it? Where can you find it? Oi, stop asking questions! We're pretty sure you're going to be mega fans of it, though.

New Freeride Options

You guys are always asking for new options to be added to the Freeride sandbox mode, and we are always happy to deliver.

The latest edition to Freeride Mode allows you to pick the crew members you'd like to take into a level, so you can crank your character up and take on some seriously extreme slopes with slightly less chance of death. Note the use of the word "slightly".

New kits, bikes, all that jazz

As per usual, with this new update comes new unlockables to, well, unlock. You'll find a host of new items that can be equipped to your bike and rider.

And that's about it! We can't wait for you to check out Volcano -- it's going to get pretty hot under the collar around here...

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Recommened speeds are (in KPH)
73-76 Bunny Hop
77-80 No Hop
Always use attack mode to line up the jump.
Do not bunny hop if you are going 80kph you will not make it.
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